Can a divorced Catholic woman come back to the church with her non Catholic spouse who wants to join?

Answer 1

Yes. Everyone is welcome to attend a Catholic Church. A divorced and remarried person is technically living in sin and should not receive the Eucharist until the matter is resolved. Declaration of Nullity You should probably look into having your marriage declared null. The Catholic Church believes that God does not recognize civil divorces. Jesus said, "Therefore what God has joined together, no human being must separate." (Mark 10:9) However there may be hope of a declaration of nullity. The term "annulment" is a misnomer because the Church does not undo or erase a marriage bond. Rather the Church issues a declaration of nullity when it discovers that the parties were not truly joined by God and hence a full spiritual sacramental marriage as understood by the Church was not present. Then the parties are free to marry for the first time. Approach the appropriate person your in your parish who has been trained in the process. If you encounter difficulties, you may go directly to the diocese. Be prayerful, honest and patient. It takes a while. Joining the Catholic Church If your spouse is interested in joining or just learning more about the Catholic Church, contact your local parish and ask about information about their RCIA Inquiry group. You both can go and ask any questions you want. This is the first step in RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) but you can stop at any time. There is no obligation to become a Catholic.

Answer 2

No. First, assuming that "was not in a sacramental marriage" means that any previous marriage the woman entered into has been annulled by the Church, there still remains the problem of his previous marriage[s]. Unless his previous marriage[s] are annulled, the Church considers him to still be a sacramentally married man who has received a civil divorce. As still sacramentally married, he cannot enter into another marriage. Second, only confirmed Catholics may marry in the Church. If he remains a non-Catholic, he cannot marry in the Church. He would first have to undergo catechesis, followed by initiation into the Church through at least the Sacrament of Confirmation (and baptism, as well, if he is unbaptised or was invalidly baptised); then his previous marriage[s] would be reviewed for annulment. If the annulment[s] were granted, only then would he be eligible to marry within the Church.

Answer 3

A divorced man who is not in a relationship with anyone else may join the Catholic Church. He may not marry until he receives a declaration of nullity(which means the marriage was invalid from the very beginning for some reason). If it is found by the tribunal that nullity has not been proven you may not marry as your marriage to the one you civilly divorced is valid. Marriage holds the presumption of the law. It must be proven otherwise. If you or the person you civilly divorced aren't baptized then you might be able to have the marriage dissolved by the Pope using the Petrine Privilege. Talk to your diocesan chancery for more details.

Answer 4

Technically, the Church doesn't recognize marriages outside the Church, so the divorced woman would not be considered to be previously married. So the woman could marry the man in the Catholic Church. However, I would check with the local bishop.

Answer 5

Not unless the non-catholic marriage is annulled by the catholic church or if the non catholic previous marriage was to a catholic in a non catholic ceremony.

Answer 6

Only if the divorced non-Catholic acquired an annulment (declaration that no valid marriage ever existed) and either converted or got a dispensation from the local Bishop.